**Job Title:** Maintenance Electrician **Pay Rate** : $40-42/Hour **Location** : East Chicago, IN **Shift** : 3rd shift available **Job Description** As a Maintenance Electrician, you will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and equipment. Your primary duties will include working with robots, welders, motor control centers, conveyors, air handlers, mixers, presses, hydraulic components, and kilns. You will diagnose and troubleshoot electrical issues, ensure all safety policies are followed, and perform preventative maintenance. **Responsibilities** + Install main electrical power supply wiring and conduit for various equipment as directed by management. + Connect power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connect cables and wires between machines and equipment per industry standards and electrical codes. + Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, PLCs, and lighting fixtures, and replace damaged or broken wires/cables. + Calculate proper fuse/circuit breaker configuration if not provided by original equipment manufacturer. + Use PCs and other interface equipment to program and diagnose PLCs and electronic equipment controls. + Diagnose and replace faulty hydraulic and pneumatic electrical components of machines and equipment. + Replace faulty electrical components of machines such as relays, switches, motors, and position sensing devices. + Test malfunctioning machinery and discuss malfunctions with other maintenance workers. + Ensure all safety policies, including Life Critical Safety Rules, are followed at all times. + Regularly inspect and evaluate electrical and electronic equipment to ensure efficient and safe operation. + Perform preventative maintenance on equipment and maintain records on equipment status and maintenance. + Study blueprints and schematics to establish the best method of repair or replacement and determine material/electrical requirements. **Essential Skills** + Electrical troubleshooting + PLC troubleshooting + 3-phase electrical systems + Heavy industrial experience + Ability to read and interpret schematics **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Must pass Ramsay test + Must be able to climb heights (ladders) + 2+ years of experience + Must match culture index to this role **Why Work Here?** Join a company that has recently been acquired by a global leader in their industry, offering opportunities for growth and expansion. This plant is undergoing significant infrastructure and machinery upgrades, providing a dynamic and evolving work environment. Employees benefit from good pay, insurance, and union representation. **Work Environment** This position is in a heavy industrial environment that can be dark, loud, and subject to varying temperatures. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar setting and be adaptable to the conditions. The shift is primarily a Monday-Friday night shift consisting of five 8-hour shifts, with the possibility of weekend shifts that include 12-hour day shifts. Working 36 hours over the weekend will result in being paid for 40 hours, with additional pay for 48-hour weekends. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.